tolaheiti

Old High German

FWOTD – 17 July 2021

Etymology

From tol (“mad”) +‎ -heit +‎ -ī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈto.la.hei̯ː.tiː/

Noun

tolaheitī f

  1. folly
    Synonym: tolaheit
    • 9th century, Kassel conversations:
      Tole sint uualha, spahe sint peigira; luzic ist spahe in uualhum mera hapent tolaheiti denne spahi.
      Romans are stupid, Bavarians are smart; there is little intelligence among the Romans, they have more folly than intelligence.

Declension

Declension of tolaheitī (īn-stem)
case singular plural
nominative tolaheitī tolaheitī
accusative tolaheitī tolaheitī
genitive tolaheitī tolaheitino
dative tolaheitī tolaheitinum
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